Tears for Fears: "And I Was a Boy From School" (Hot Chip Cover)
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Tegan and Sara have enlisted Matthew Dear to produce their cover of the early 80s Tears for Fears single "Pale Shelter"—listen below, via Stereogum. Sara Quin told Stereogum that she and her sister "have been heavily influenced by Tears for Fears" and called it one of their favorite songs, while Dear said he is a fan and "it was an honor to try and do the song justice."

In related news, Tears for Fears themselves have been hard at work churning out cover songs lately. Below, find their version of "My Girls" by Animal Collective. Above, hear covers of Arcade Fire's "Ready to Start" and Hot Chip's "Boy From School". These are all warm-up exercises for the new album they've recently begun writing and recording, for release in 2014.